# CBS 2 Idaho News

> Boise News & Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id439288211](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id439288211)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id439288211`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (73 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.34.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25
- **First published:** 2011-06-01
- **Size:** 150 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cbs-2-idaho-news/id439288211)
- **Website:** [http://sbgi.net](http://sbgi.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/](https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Stay informed with **CBS 2 Idaho News**, your source for the latest Boise and Idaho news, live weather updates, breaking stories, and local sports coverage. Watch live newscasts, stream video reports, and receive fast, reliable updates from KBOI News.

Track hourly and daily forecasts, severe weather alerts, live radar, traffic conditions, and road updates across Boise, the Treasure Valley, and communities throughout Idaho. Personalize your news experience and get instant notifications about the stories and events that matter most.

## Rankings

- #151,486 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like the app for easy navigation and strong local coverage, including CBS Idaho 2. However, it suffers from key issues: no landscape support on tablets, stale/duplicate content and slow updates, reliability problems (crashes/freezes/slow startup), missing sports and other categories, and occasional navigation quirks that disrupt reading.

### Pros

- Easy to navigate with a clean, uncluttered design.
- Strong local news focus for Boise/Treasure Valley.
- Broad coverage including content from CBS Idaho 2, adding more local stories.
- Generally smooth operation when the app functions properly.

### Cons

- Lack of landscape/rotation support on tablets (portrait-only mode) and poor iPad usability.
- Content quality and timeliness issues: stories can be stale, duplicated, and not updated frequently.
- Reliability problems: frequent crashes, freezes, and long startup times.
- Sports coverage is missing or not updated, and some categories are absent.
- Navigation/UI quirks at times, such as swiping opening Safari unexpectedly.

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